In 1999 the National Center for Health Statistics reported that 128 people had died from the harmful but rare form of cancer, Mesothelioma.  The data was taken from residents age 15 and over in 1999.  If you know someone who is suffering or died of the fatal disease, please contact us by filling out the form to the right.  For further information and help, please consult the following health resources in Illinois: 

• Columbia LaGrange Memorial Hospital
  Mesothelioma Treatment Section
  James E. Hannigan, MD
  1325 Memorial Dr
  LaGrange, Illinois 60525
  708-579-3418
  
  
• University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
  Mesothelioma Treatment Section
  Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD
  5841 S, Maryland Ave., MC 1140,
  Chicago, Illinois 60637-1470
  773-834-6742
  
  
• Loyola University Chicago Medical Center, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center
  Mesothelioma Treatment Section
  Kathy Albain, MD
  2160 S. 1st Avenue
  Maywood, IL 60153
  708-216-90007
  
  
• Areas of Illinois where Asbestos exposure has been reported